New rules for secrecy

Critics have condemned the World Bank's new information policy, as a mockery of the basic rules of informed public debate and environmental …

The will is there, but not the funds

India has prepared a detailed plan to phase out chemicals that destroy the ozone layer, but its implementation is subject to aid from the …

Finnish belt-tightening chokes green projects

Faced with the century's worst recession Helsinki has had to cut back heavily on development aid. At stake are several international …

Third World posers for Northern donors

In the new environment-sensitive atmosphere after Rio, two Northern agencies that aid research projects in the developing world are being …

Politics of punctuation

A comma gave rise to an argument over whether technology transfer should take place according to terms agreed upon at Rio or terms mutually …

The fight to save Moenjodaro

A worldwide initiative to save the ancient city is trying to lower the water table around it and bind back the Indus before it gets washed away

Japanese unhappy about resettlement plans

The Japanese have refuted Indian press reports that they were satisfied with R&R measures for the Narmada dam project

A Himalayan effort

Boosting biotech

Blackmailed loan

Cargil abandons plant

Better light

Flood plan opposed

World Bank to continue aid

Growth aid

Hydrology project

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Cochlear implants can bring the experience of sound to those with hearing loss, but results may vary — here’s why

Scientists are investigating a number of potential ways to improve the effectiveness of cochlear implants.  

Mauritius oil spill: Potential government failures should be investigated

The government was well aware of the risk. Since the 1990s, Mauritius has received substantial capacity-building assistance to prevent an oil …

Food affordability improved over last 50 years; but what about nutrition

Vast majority of people living in rural and traditional countries and over three billion people globally cannot afford a nutritious diet

Was India forced to reject World Bank aid?

Various reasons are being put forward to explain why India refused further World Bank assistance for the controversial Sardar Sarovar project.

Disparate returns

The government's improper policies have foiled attempts to develop the biotechnology industry in the country